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Experience inspires student
A Point Lonsdale student is finding career inspiration from a summer placement at Apollo Bay.
Deakin University wildlife and conservation biology student Cathy Longmore has returned for a second three-month stint at the coastal town as a Parks Victoria summer ranger.
Flooding separates former Colac pair
Two former Colac women are enduring the worst floods to hit Queensland in more than a century.
Winchelsea collision kills toddler and man
A Colac emergency worker says he is desperately awaiting the Princes Highway’s duplication after a horror crash killed a toddler and a man near Winchelsea.
Man threatens staff during Mercy theft
Colac police have charged a man with aggravated burglary after he allegedly stole cash and threatened staff at Colac’s Mercy Place aged care centre.
Historic vote draws a crowd
A Colac Sudanese man says voting in a referendum to shape his homeland’s future was an important moment in his life.
Rain dumps on Colac
Colac is set to receive more rain in a week than it received during the past three Januarys.
Support needed for relay
Organisers of an annual Colac cancer fundraiser say community involvement will be the key to a successful event.
Visiting fire van provides advice
Fire experts have helped Colac and district people develop bushfire survival plans.